The Commerce Department’s advance retail sales report for December revealed that total US retail receipts were essentially unchanged from November, coming in flat after a 0.6 percent increase in November and well below economists’ expectations for a 0.4 percent rise in December. Core retail sales, or the measure that excludes volatile categories like autos, gasoline,…

Liberal White women are an active danger to the planet, in general, but a clear and present danger to the Western world. Their behavior is unhinged and unpredictable, but their belief system is even more disjointed and hypocritical, shaped by magical thinking and a desire to be the stars of their own movie. Toxic chemical…

Gardiner Harris’s new book No More Tears, the Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson is scarier than any horror movie you’ll see this year. Iimagine myself facing a skill-testing question, on a topic I know a lot about, prescription drugs: Which American pharmaceutical company holds the record for the most criminal and civil penalties related to illegal…

China has warned Taiwan that it will be annihilated if the United States supplies ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) is deployed for use. Beijing warned Taiwan specifically against using HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) launchers armed with ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles on islets closer to the mainland than Taiwan. According to a report by RT, Taipei has…

The government does a poor job of educating students but excels at fleecing taxpayers. Ikeep an old black-and-white photo on my bedroom wall. It was 1956. I lived in New York City and was in third grade. The picture shows 43 students, one teacher, and no aide. My school had a principal, no assistant principal,…